1, Guangchang white lotus

Guangchang white lotus is one of the most famous specialties of Fuzhou, Jiangxi Province. This kind of lotus seed in the particle is very big and the head is also very full, the color is also very white. This kind of lotus seed can be said to be second to none in terms of medicinal value. This is because this kind of lotus seed is very rich in vitamins and a variety of nutritious trace elements. So it can be said to have received a very big favorite of the local people.

2, Jianning heart white lotus

Jianning heart white lotus in history is known as the lotus among the best. At the same time in ancient times is also the local officials as tribute to the emperor. This kind of lotus seed looks round and white, has the effect of aphrodisiac and kidney tonic, can be said to be for men is a very good tonic.

3, Xiangtan Xianglian

Xiangtan in fact, is also rich in lotus seeds, and Xiangtan lotus seeds have a history of two or three thousand years. This kind of lotus seeds in the taste is relatively sweet, but also has the effect of lowering blood pressure, spleen and stomach, heart and lungs.

In addition, this kind of lotus seed is also known as the southern ginseng can be said in the role and efficacy is very huge. At the same time this kind of lotus seed can actually be eaten as a snack, this is also one of the characteristics of this kind of lotus seed. Raw lotus seeds are also very sweet in flavor.

There are several kinds of lotus seeds

Xianglian; Jianlian; Xuanlian; White Lotus; Honghu Lotus and so on.

1, Xianglian

Xiangtan, Hunan. Xianglian; ellipsoid, skin color reddish, skin texture delicate, round, uniform, full, three mature lotus vertical docking total length of one inch, so called "inch three lotus". Xianglian meat color milky white, cotyledon between the gap is small, lotus core (embryo) straight, with a clear flavor, suitable for mechanized shelling, core.

2, Jianlian

Jianlian is a specialty of Jianning County, Fujian Province. Jianlian is a perennial aquatic herbaceous plant of the Water Lily family, a natural hybrid of the red lotus and the white lotus of the Golden Cymbal Mountains, and historically, Jianlian has been known as "the best of the best in the lotus". It is a national geographical indication product of China. Jianlian appearance of large full grain, round and white, color as congealed fat, with the spleen, nourish the heart and kidneys, aphrodisiacs, solid essence and other offensive effects.

3, Xuanlian

Xuanlian, Zhejiang Province, Wuyi County specialty, originated in Xuanping Xilian Township, pot source village, was planted in the Tang Dynasty during the years of the Xianqing (656 ~ 660), with a large grain round, full of thick flesh, meat, crispy flavor, nutrient-rich, medicinal value of the famous. In 1802, it was listed as a tribute to the court of the Qing Dynasty.

4, white lotus

Guangchang white lotus, a specialty of Guangchang County, Jiangxi Province, China's national geographic indications products. Since ancient times, Guangchang County has been known as the "lotus township", white lotus cultivation and processing of a long history, outstanding quality, with a white color, large grain, taste sweet and fragrant, rich in nutrients, high medicinal value, easy to stew, soup clear meat and other points.

5, Honghu Lotus

Honghu Lotus varieties are mainly two categories: saffron lotus and white lotus. Red lotus is one of the leading varieties of production of Honghu lotus seed, the variety of flowering, 25-30 lotus seeds per pom, 1050-1500 kg per hectare of lotus seed production, about 680-720 per kg, lotus seed color white, fine quality, easy to cook, is an excellent traditional export products, with early maturity, high yield, good quality advantages.

How much lotus seed is appropriate to eat at one time

Fresh lotus seed, it is recommended to eat the number of a lotus seed, not more than one, in order to avoid affecting the spleen and stomach caused by diarrhea.

Lotus is very suitable for all kinds of ingredients into the dish, and barley, yam and gravy is the famous four God soup, want to save people, you can lotus stew chicken soup, lotus fried shrimp is also a very good combination. White fungus and lotus seed is also a very good snack, can take more fiber.

How to save fresh lotus seeds after removing the core

Fresh lotus seeds after removing the core is recommended to put in the refrigerator to save. Fresh lotus seeds at room temperature put 2-3 days will be bad, after the core of the fresh lotus preserved for a shorter period of time, you can put the core of the fresh lotus seeds into the refrigerator to keep refrigerated, the low temperature in the refrigerator can inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria, so as to prolong the shelf life of the fresh lotus, is a simple and convenient preservation method, just to say that there will be a certain deviation in the taste.

Types and colors of lotus seeds3

Lotus commodities are divided into red lotus seeds (including lake lotus seeds and Xianglianzi), white lotus seeds (including Jianlian and Guangchang white lotus) two categories, there are also subdivided into Xianglianzi, red lotus seeds and Jianlian, Guangchang white lotus four kinds.

Xiang lotus seed: refers to the lotus seed commodities produced in Hunan South Dongting Lake area. Commodities were spherical, 1,2 ~ 1,4 cm in diameter, the table and grayish pink, with three longitudinal dark lines, the top of the reddish-brown protuberance like a pot lid, surrounded by a ring of concave, the lower end of a small concavity. The seed coat is very thin, close to the lotus flesh. Texture firm, after breaking open, the center has a large gap, within the green seed embryo (lotus core) a pastoral. The lotus flesh is white and powdery. Taste sweet and light.

Lake lotus seed: refers to commodities produced in Hubei Yangtze River waters and production areas along the rivers and Zhejiang. Commodity color is slightly darker than the red Xianglian, seeded with a long oval, 1,2 ~ 1,6cm long, 0,8 ~ 1,2cm in diameter, so also known as the "red lotus seed" "winter melon lotus". Powder is slightly weaker than Xianglian, the rest with Xianglian.

Jianlian: refers to the main production in Fujian Jianyang, Jianou area of white lotus, the particles are bigger, diameter up to 1, 5 ~ 1, 8cm, up to 2cm, the surface of the white to yellowish white. Quality firm, rich in powder. In the past, when processing Jianlian, often in the middle of the seed cut a knife, leaving a scratch habit called "waist across the belt". Commodity firmness than Xianglian and Lake Lotus.

Guangchang lotus seed: refers to the main production in Jiangxi Guangchang, Shicheng area of white lotus, not only to the seed coat, but also stabbed to the seed embryo (lotus core), the particles are larger and rounded, diameter 1, 5 ~ 1, 8cm, the surface of the white to yellow-white, the top of the often cracked, the bottom also has a small hole (Department of the traces left behind by the stabbing in addition to the seed embryo). The texture is firm and rich in powder. The texture is also firmer than Xianglian, Hulian.

In addition, lotus commodities to new and dry goods is good, new goods (goods) goods chewing slightly glutinous and not very hard and brittle, and easy to cook rotten, old goods are hard and brittle bite, long time to cook does not rot. Dry through the lotus seed with a hand probe into the stir, the sound of the sound crisp, easy to stir; and damp goods are dull sound, more laborious.